WHITE PAPER - The lessons from this whitepaper are applicable to a wide array of IP transformation programs and technically complex change management projects.
Posted: March 26, 2009 | Published: March 26, 2009


Topics:  Converged Networks | IP Networks | IP Services | Network Architectures | Network Convergence | NGN | VoIP

PRODUCT DEMO - Cisco myPlanNet 1.0 is a simulation game that puts you into the shoes of a service provider CEO. You manage your business as it evolves from the stone age of dial-up, through the broadband and mobile connected eras, and into the dawning of the medianet age. Play now.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  CEOs | Mobile IP | Network Architectures | Network Configuration Management | Network Design | Network Management | Network Managers | Networking | Telecommunications Service Providers

RESOURCE CENTER - This research guide will help you select the best Network Design and Management solution for your company. It provides Network Design and Management information on Network Design and Management products.
Posted: November 20, 2006 | Published: November 16, 2006


Topics:  IP Networks | LAN | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Convergence | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Management Services | Network Management Software | Network Protocols | Network Security | Network Service Providers | Network Testing | Networking Hardware | NGN | VPN | WAN | Wireless Networks

WHITE PAPER - For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), networks can do more than simply connect machines. They also deliver voice (telephone) and video, and connect functions such as sales and bookkeeping to make business more efficient, collaborative, and profitable. Read this paper learn about core network components and benefits.
Posted: August 14, 2009 | Published: August 14, 2009


Topics:  Network Architectures | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Security | Networking | SMBs

EGUIDE - Next generation services need to meet customer and carrier needs; network convergence is the technical goal, while IP transformation is the business goal. This guide addresses the challenge of planning for providers doing both at the same time and lays out a service delivery platform (SDP) and SOA roadmap to recreate the network architecture.
Posted: September 2, 2009 | Published: September 2, 2009


Topics:  Converged Networks | Network Architectures | Service Creation | SOA | SOA Governance | Telecom Provisioning | Telecommunications Carrier Systems | Telecommunications Networks | Telecommunications Services | Web Services Architecture

WHITE PAPER - Here five things about Windows Server 2008 that are the less obvious, more esoteric, yet useful features or quirks. The following is a brief list of some things that I tend to assume that many people know, and I am constantly amazed by clients and students who really don't know them. How many do you already know?
Posted: June 30, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Active Directory | Network Architectures | Network Management | Operating System Virtualization | Operating Systems | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Systems Management | Systems Operations

WHITE PAPER - Even the smallest business can live large with a business communications system from Cisco. Why switch to a small business communications system from Cisco? Because when you combine voice, video, and data in a single network, you can cut costs and get more done.
Posted: August 14, 2009 | Published: August 14, 2009


Topics:  IP Telephony | Network Appliances | Network Architectures | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Networking | Networking Hardware | SMBs | VoIP

WEBCAST - Engineering teams from Sun and Intel are collaborating on optimizing how the Solaris ecosystem and the new Intel Core Microarchitecture (formerly code-named Nehalem) for the Intel® Xeon® processor work together, with compelling results. View this webcast to see how these results can improve your own infrastructure.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | IT Infrastructure | Network Architectures | Rack Servers | ROI | Server Software | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper provides an overview of the networking architecture for VMware® Infrastructure 3 on Dell™ PowerEdge blade servers. It provides best practices for deploying and configuring your network in the VMware environment.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Management | Network Managers | Networking | Systems Management | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

RESOURCE CENTER - This Networking Solutions Resource Center was developed to bring the latest information on networking technology to today's IT pros. The videos, reports, whitepapers, podcasts and other materials that you'll find here were created to show you how your company's networks can help the people who work there be more efficient and productive every day.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 6, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | IP Telephony | Network Appliances | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Configuration Management | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Managers | Network Testing | Networking | Networking Hardware | Productivity | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - It's time for a small business computer network that can keep you connected and productive, no matter where you are. With a small business computer network from Cisco, you can add value without adding employees. It's a great way for your business to gain a competitive edge.
Posted: August 14, 2009 | Published: August 14, 2009


Topics:  Network Architectures | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Networking | Networking Hardware | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - In this whitepaper, you will learn about the current shift in focus from network availability to application performance and how a new management model, what NetQoS calls Performance First™, will empower you to advance to the next level in managing your network for application performance.
Posted: October 22, 2009 | Published: October 22, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Enterprise Architectures | Network Architectures | Network Infrastructure | Network Management Software | Network Monitoring | Network Traffic Analysis | QOS

WHITE PAPER - Subnetting is a complicated topic that has confused students for a very long time, however, subnetting is an important topic for many different certifications with various vendors, including Cisco.
Posted: December 10, 2008 | Published: October 11, 2008


Topics:  Management Training | Network Appliances | Network Architectures | Network Management | Network Operations Centers | VLAN

VIDEO - In this videocast, Jennifer Jabbusch outlines how to streamline your network security infrastructure. Learn some ways to leverage what equipment and resources you already have, as well as what your budget should be spent on.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | Middleware | Network Architectures | Network Security | Security Architectures | Security Best Practices | Security Infrastructure | Security Threats

EBOOK - The chapters in this Techfocus eBook will discuss the importance of site selection and planning, data center conceptualization and cost analysis, and negotiating with contractors.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | Data Centers | Network Architectures